Hay-press.



HAY PRESS` APPLIUATION Mmm 3130.211912.

Patented July 8, 1913,

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Witnesses:

A. CHENETTE.

HAY PRESS.

APPLICATION NLBD 13150.27, 1912.

1,066,467. Patented July 8, 1913.

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Attorneys Witnesses:

CHENBTTE,

Patented July 8, 1913 7 SHEBTSMSHEET 3 inventor mmw Attorneys APPLlCTON FILED 1120.2121912 Patented July 8, 1913.

A. CHENETTB.

HAY mms APPLICATION TILBD 1312012?,

Patented July 8, 1913.

W ltnesses;

A. CHBNBTTE.

HAY PRESS. APPLICATION FILED DB0.27,1'912.

Patented July 8, 1913.

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2 Patented July 8, 191s.

7 SHEETS-SHEET A. CHEQETTE.

HAY PRESS.

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Attorneys ,UNITEDfsmv PATENT onrion.

ALBEnT onnimfrrnsi'; voi'fizs, QUEBEC, CANADA.,

Tol all it concern:

Be it known that I,.ALBERT a subject of the King .of Great Britain, re-

- siding at St. Ours,- Province of Quebec, Canada, have invented certain .new and usefiildmprovements in Hay-Presses; and I do.. hereby declare that the following is a relates to hay presses.

full', clear, and exactl desc-ription'of the in-'v vention, s iichaswill enable others skilled inthe' art`to which it appertains' t0 make and use the saine. i y The invention to benhereinafter described @In order to more clearly disclose the -con stju'ction, operation-and -iise of the invention,I reference should be had to the accoinpan'ying drawings' forming part of the pres@v ent'application.

f Throughout 'the several." iigiires vof lili'e 'drwiii'gs like reference' characters designate the-saine parts.

Iii'he drawings: Figiirel isfaz'sideelief vation .of-the" invfention, complete; Fig. 2 isla toplplan view-bf the' left hand half of Fig; i;` I diag-Fig; 4 is a central, vertical, longitudinal, .crosection of Figg 2,-with thecoi`npression langer at rest; Fig. -5 is a similar' ig. 3 is a like View of the remain- Vie'w AWit theYV compression vplunger in in-A operative .positiong-Figr '6 isa side eleva. troni of Fig; 3;- Fig. 7 is 1 rear View of a jsewratorfboard; Fig. '8-is an edge view'- the 'rieha'n' for positioning the separawe semi;- Erg. 1ol is a fop pian of vai@ nb'ei inf inoperative positions Pf is anenlargedtop plan' View of the bale I l'A- lngth regulating device ;v Fig. l5 isvanen-v l'arged, central', vertical, longitudinal, cross.

-sectionthroughthe head 14,'.showing the adj'n'sting means;v Fig. 16 isfan enlaied Side elevation ofoi'ie ofV the' hay retaining clips;'"Fig'.`17is a plan view of theslidable ca fii operating roller and its actuating mechanism; Fig'. 18 is a fragmentary/ view of onel of-vthe lower retaining's'prings for the sepa rator board; and` Fig. I9 is an end view of the frame contracting devices.

The main objects'of the invention are to provide a simple, efficient; economical, dura` Able, and compact lina YYYSi?ffiifiitiifnl'dif ffrslent Patented July 8, 1913. Y.i'ppiiciitimi nica December 2 7, isis. sensi ne. 735,329.

chine `which xrill automati'cally feed hay reglating the length of bales by actuating the mechanism'for insertiiigthe bale sepa-- ing, delivering, print-ing, label to a completed bale.

The press' body or frame is constructedlas.'

l d' compress it into a 'Y bale;..together with adjustable -means for usualf and is mounted or supported on.

wheels, two four armed brackets being vsie-'j cure-d totheforward end of the press bod to act as supports for various elements; will later appear. In each ofthes'e brackets isv journaled a Vshort shaft/2 'to which 4is li-Xed'.; i

a large gear Wheel 1 providedwith apla The alined slots ll'slidably receivea cross"- having an arcuate slot. l1 about. midwa' i between Athe center and the circumference o head or bar 7 in the end of the piston.rml.;`

6 which is pivot-ally connected to Vthelc'xbii'iLvv plunger'is slidablysupported ont-he bot- Presso"n plunger 10. The iswer end of this' 80 tom of the press body byvmeans of 'antifric- 'tion 'rollers joiirnaled both in its front and in its rear end.. Rotation of the gear-s1-V compression plunger 10. Rotation of 'the sha-ft '5 which is driven throughs' een when will, of course, canse reciprocation of thefgr gears is effected by .pinions 4 `fixed to a -or frictionpulley- 3. lVhen in operation,v

the expansive action of the hay iindervcin'?" pression Will force the cross he'd-' tothe-f inner ends ofthe slots 1 1.. Continiied rotal.

tion of the gears. l, froml such position', willv cams are so arranged as to have tlieir'maxilf mum ell'ect as the rcdsyG and plunger helad'f 10 reach the end of their outward travel.

At this point the cross head? escapes from the cainssee Fig. 5. As the gears 1 rotate draiv the rod G and plunger head 10 (90Xliardil from this point, the rod G and plunger head 10 will be gradually forced for-Ward, the

vhead7 willdropto he lower or inner endsA l:of the slots ll, thereby getting increased pgowei from the gears l for the' compression stroke. The next of rotations-effects cross head 7 riding in the oii'terend of the compression, and the rod Q with compression plunger is then retracted, as pre vioiisly described.

It is essential to feed the hay into the body or' the press'in advance of each compression stroke. of the plunger 10. For this purpose, a pair of spaced, connected, .substantially rectangular framesv 12 are pivotally. suspended pendulumwise from a. small cross shaft 13 which is txedly mounted in an upper arm of each of the aforementioned four armed brackets, and from each frame 12 extends a long L shaped beam, the two beams converging .toward .each other from their fixed toward their free'ends and earryingin their free ends a rodl or small shaft. on which are mounted bearing blocks in which are slidably mounted two U shaped, parallel, supporting and guiding yokes ofv the' feeding plunger head 14.v This head is adjustably connected by a rod 24 to a base projecting from a U shaped'yoke 2 3 which has its lower end slidably secured to the cross shaft above referred to. `The lower end of rod 24; is journaled to rotate reelyin the head 14 but is provided with shoulders or collars adapted to prevent longitudinal movement in either direction relatively to the head. The upper end is threaded through the projecting base of the yoke 23 and may tieprovided with a stop nut 25 to limit its travel. Rotationof rod 24 will, of'

course, cause the head 14 to moveA eithertoward or from the projection through whichj To the head 14 are sethe rod is threaded. cured two blades 26 and 27 having lower serrated or toothed edges adapted to engage the hay and feed it downwardly into the body of the press. These l*are connected and braced in spaced relation by meansl of a diagonally arranged leaf Spring 28 and the blade 2G made-slightly yielding so that it will yield a bitl in case the compression plunger 10 will engage this blade just as the' head 14 is rising or a. Second before. This slight yielding of 'the jaw 2G prevents any possibility of breakage. l t is necessary, ofY

course, to have the head 14, with its blades 2G and 27, maintained in vertical position. duringvits operation. To that. enel, a tie rod 20is piil'otally` connected at its opposite ends, respectively, to the top of yoke 23 and to a bearing 22 which is slidably ad- -"jiisleifl on a slotted arm 21 fixed to shaft 13. Thus, the are of swing of the outer end of the tie rod 20 may he so adjusted, relatively to the arc of .swing of the outer ends 'Ht the L shaped beams, as to lpractically iuillify the same, keep the' head .14 and blades 2G and 27 in an exact vertical posh' tion they risc and fall. ln order to rock tlicfraines 12 to 'cause the downward swing ojt the head v14,11 lugll) is provided on each frame and is adapted to be engaged by a cooperating hig 1S on each of the gears 1.

The lugs are so positioned that 1S will engage 19 shortly after the compression plunger 10 has started on its rearward travel. Thus, the downward movement of the head 14 is started shortly after the rearward movement of the compression plunger 10' has started, as will be evident on reference to Fig. 4. The are through which the lug 19 travels is struck from a greater radius' than that of the arc through which the lug" 1S travels. Consequently, as Athe gears 1 continue rotation alter engagement of lugs 18 and 19, the lugs 18 will gradually escape from the lugs 19 and leave the frames l2 free to be raised. The point of escapeinent, however, is so timed that it will not occur until the plungerhead 14 has reached its lowermost position'. Likewise, this point is :so determined that it will `occurjust as the .cross head 7 is reaching the high points of.

cams l), with the plunger head 10 in its most retracted position, all as 'clearly shown` in Fig. u.

When the head 14 has been foreed down l to feed the hay into the press body, as above describeihfitgis necessary, of course, to in iinediately'raise it ouktof the path otulthe advancing compression. plunger head 10., and maintain it 'in raised position until the head 10 has coiiipletedits compression stroke and is again being retracted. For the purpose of thus raising the head 14 a. roller `15 is v provided on each of the gears 1 and'is adaptof Fier. 4. But it is ne 'esser to maintain the head 14 in this raised position' for some time, as previously stated.z For this pur-v pose, an additional roller 17 is .provided on each gear 1. These rollers are adapted. and arranged to engage the cani plates' 1() at the' instantthat the head 14 has reached the limit of its upward travel, 'As they engage the cam plates, the`rollers lS-approach enlai-gements or elbows of the cani plates and( diie to the .space between the rolle-ralf) and rain plates at such points, becon'ie tempes' rai-ily disengaged troni the rain" plates, and inoperative. the rollers l? travel in Contact with the cani plates 1G and maintain the Ehead 14 raised,

until the rollers 15 have rrosseilfthe elbows. and again engaged the cani plates 1G. As the rollers 15 make this second Contact, the

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rollers 17,1travelin in the same 'path as rollers 15,- reach t e elbows and become temporarily inoperative. The cam plates 16 are so patterned that this continued contact of rollers simply acts toA maintain the head 14 raised withputr'aising it any far'- ther. As the rollersfll are-about to escape from the lower' ends of the calin plates16, the rollers 17 .make their' second contact with the cam plates 16 and continue the supporting action of roll-ers"15. As rollers 17 pass from the lower ends of the cam plates 16, the head 14 will be free to' swing down' by gravity until 'it engages theJ hay, and the `the sides 29 upwardly just into the press'body. When raised vertically,-

they carry the hay outwardly above'the feed opening and form a hppper mouth-through which `the head 14 forces the hay to the interior' of the press body. Therefore, it is necessary to provide means for 'swinging prior to the downward movement of the headfl; andv swinging them downwardly to' hdri'zotital position just prior to the upward .movement of the head 14. .Fox-"this purpose,- Ya [small antifriction roller 200 is journaledn Va 'pair' I of brackets 201 projecting from each ofthe sides 29 and adapted to be' engaged and operated by an eccentric 331 fixed to a small shaft 203 )onrnaled in suitable bearings on the press body-and connected by a universal couplin 32 to a straft. 202' rovided with a bevel pinion 33 which inesiies'with and is driven by a like pinion tfixedgto cachot the shafts 2. Thus, as 'the gears 1 rotatel to operate the feeding and (impressing mechanisins,

The` lowering, of course, is simply due to the 'weight of the doors and is gradual, due to-the traveling engagement between the rollers 200 and eccenti-ics V31. vSuitable stops 204 are .proa vided on the end members tolengage the sides 29v and limit their swing toward and from' the horizontal and vertical, respectively. To prevent anypo's'sible shock. as the doors reach their respective positions, bufiers are provided. These comprise rods 37 slidably mounted in brackets 38 4of the press body and pivotally connected to lugs or ears. projecting from the doors 29. About these rods and on either' side of the brackets $38 are arranged shock absorbing coil springs and 36, the operation of which will 'e obvious on reference to Fig. 1.

the sides 29 vwill be alternately. raised and lowered.

ne objection to hay 'presses of this general, typeis the crushing and breaking of the hay as 1t, engages the rear upper edge of the feed opening during thecompression stroke. Likewise, this 'causes a considerable binding' or wedging action `which considerably increases the power' requiged to operate theA mach-ine. To avoid' this .objectiom` :1f-hay tucking device is provided, comprising a pair of arms pivotally mounted 'on a small transverse rod 40 and carryingin their outer ends a freely revoluble tucking ,roller 39. Als shown in Figs. 3 and' 5, the v'roller 39 extends completely across the feed opening and projects slightly infron't of the rear edge of the opening.. In thisA position, it will enga-ge the' hayin advance .of the edge of the opening and roll or tuck it down to prevent binding. Being freely; revoluble, the 'roller offers no appreciable/.il resistance. Coil springs 41, connected at'their opposite -ends,to the arms and to the walls of the press body, give a strong yielding downward pressure to the roller 39, as 'willi be evident. 'I

The bale leri'gtli'regnlating mechanism and several correlated elements are disposed,. mostly, to the rear. of the feed vopening of tbre 'press body. Suitable guide rods "205 -slidably mounted in posts on the press body catry an 'open triangular 'frame' 206. To the .rods 205 are fixed bearing blocks in -wb'ich is journaled a transverse shaft 60 to the ends of which are slidably connected tile ends of pitman rods v57 which are connected to cranks 58 fixedto bevel'gears 34 whichare fixed to and rotate' with the shafts .2-see Figs. 1 and 2. Preferably, this slid inor connection is by means of slots inthe enlarged ends of the rods '57. The result. of this arrangement is thatv at each, revolution of the gears 1 the triangular frame 206 will be reciprocated toward and from the feed Aopening of the press body. `To this vlshaft 60 is fixed a cam 55 provided with an arcuate notch in one side fora purpose tofbe later disclosed. To Ythe cam is pivotnlly connected 'one end of a link 207 the opposite end of wbich'is similarly cdnnected to block 59 slidably mounted on `the guide rotlsi205 and provided with a rearwardly extendingy U .shaped yoke 70.` To the block 59 are solidly secured the side members of the triangular frame 206,

vside members of this frameare olf set as elbows and are pivoted to yoke 70`.Where it yoins the block 59. To oneof these elbows is fixed one end of a second oppositely di Consequently, as' the cam 55 1s rotated in. a clockwise direction,

rected elbow 63, the two, with their pivot Y 65, forming practically a bell crank lever.'

been provided: .\t thi point where the for- To the lower cnd of elhifw' (i3 is pivotally connected one end of a ,ik 62. The other end of this link. is screw threaded to be turned into a. threaded bore in the end of a eraiih :irni :il which Ais fixed to the shaft (to and theretore must rock with the cam as the eain is rocked. The tlireaded 'coir neetioii provides atJust-ment for the operative. length ot the link (S2, of course. As theA link 20T draws thebloek 59 toward the 'ight'. the link G2 forces `the traineV G4 to swingA npwarilly on its pivot G5, Since the trame (il is pivoed to the yoke 70, the

movement ot time yoke 70 toward cam and link t'rviiids in lit'tiiigthe frame 64. Thns both links act to lift. the frame (it, the iii-tion ot link 20T being indirect-.' In the free end ot' the traine (it. are provided parallel guides (3S adapted to receive bale separatio.;4 boards 72. In the side Wall of each, near the lower end, isarrang'ed a leaf spring titl adapted to engage the edgeof the block 72 and hold it,. \jiiel,dinp;ly, against accidental withdrawal. Spring` catches 73 are similarly placed in the upper ends to prevent the bloek from being' thrown out. as the frame t-L is swungr to the extreme of its inoperative position. Each block 72 is provided with a projection G7 adapted to be engaged by a cooperating' projection ('t'i on the yoke 23 of the t'eediiigij plunger mechanism. This engagenient will drive the separator board 72 into Iposition at the end of a completed bale.

'ilhe slidingr connection between rods 57 and shaft GO permits the cani operation during the reeiproeation otfraine 206.

lt. is essential. ot Course, to have the sepa-A rator board driven into position only upon the completion ot a bahn-and not betore. Totliatend.. the followingv mechanism has mation ot' the bale begins. one side wall ot tliepress body is provided with a horizontal slot adapted to receive the edge Of serrated or toothed sectors t3 which are carried by a disk 42` and connected to the disk byY slots and bolts so that they mayv be. adjusted radially thereof to increase. or decrease the toothed cireninference` :is mayV be. desired. rlhis toothed edge extends slightly within the press box and engages the face ot the bale. As the. bale. passaisthrough the press `body this engagement. will canse rotation of sesiiieiits fl?) and dislfl'. llaeh comple-te rotationiot' disk 42 will 'ans'e operation ot thetrame. (E4 for inserting the bale separat.- in iY board. thus deternini-'lng the length o'f the, bale` all v:is will later appear. (lense. quently` by radial adpistinent of the segments lil, the length ot'ihe bale may be regnlated as desired. 'lhe disk il! 'is freely piniiialed about a pin or stnd projectingr l'roni oneendot` asnppbrtine :irin l-h pivoted tothe body' o'i' the. press. it, ishehl inoperative po sition by a coil spring on a rod 47,0ne end of which is pivoted to the press body White the opposite end is passed through a here in the rod 4S and provided with a washer, between which and the rod 4S the spring is compressed. From'the' upper face of the disk 42 a lug 44 projects. This lug engages one end of a lever 45 fulcrnmed in a small VTbracket projecting fronithe side wall of the press box. To the other end of the lever is pivotally connected arodV 50 to the upper end of which is pivotally connected a short link which is slidably mounted in a. suitable guide on the press frame and-Which is provided with a wide tapered head 51 adapted to be seatedin the notch 52 of a spring actuated pin 53 carryingI a roller 54.- A coii spring interposed between this head 54 and the guide., 'nets to force the tip 5l to operative position as the notch 52 is moved into position. It'is Amoved into position-automatically by a trip 76 pivotally mounted on the block 59 andheld in operative position by a spi-infr. As the block 59 travels back trip 76 wilhengage one end of a lever '77 which is tuleruined in a suit-able bracket on the press side, and cause it to rock. This lever is connected by a link 78k, to a cross bar 79 which is fixed to the pin 53` and trave-ls in guide slots S0 iii the sleeve through which the pin 5?- slides.l As the lever is rocked, the pin `vill be drawn in the direction-of' the arrows (Fig. .17) initiliiotch 52 falls opposite and receives the tipl. During this movement, the actuating' coil spring will` be compressed between the Cross bar i9 .and the press trame, of course. As soon as the tip 5l is withdrawn liy-"the act-ion of ingV 44. on lever 45. the pin .'iivzwill bedriven forward by the'aetion otits spi'ing, as will be, clear. 'This release, which is effected `by the bale length 'regulating means, occurs at. the end ot the last compression stroke which inishes the bale` as willbe. eiide-nt. Likeavise, at the saine time-thatthe release-is ett'eeteil. tlietraine 2.06 and 'attached parts -will be in its rearward lposition, or. at its greatest. distanee from the feed opening. and the eain 55 will be inafl-position 180o clockwisel rotated from its position in Fig. 9. 'l`he released pin 53 willthen seat the roller 54 in 'the arcuate. notch of the cam 55. vNew. as the tranieZOt starts its return movement toward the feed opening, the] pin 53 and euate slot and rock the Cam 55 ina counter eloekwise direction. as will be evident on' referenee to Figs. (i and Fig.' (i shows the completely rotated position. It. will noticed that iii Fig. thefi'aine '(34 has been swung; forward through airardof about. 90 and that in Fig. t) it is swung; to a position diainetrieally oppositet-o its starting posi with frame 206, as previously described, the i roller 5t being: stationary. cause the roller 54 to engage. the curved end wall et the ai'- ram in its inidvva),r position and Fig. 9 in its I' tion and holds thescparating board 72'ready .for .insertion at the endf-of the completed bale.- Thusyit will be seen, that the frame l isfoperated entirely b y the ca'inv 55 and 5 therefore issu/ung to and from operative p'ositionatthe completionofla bale, only-- by engagei'nent ,of roller -ivhereas, the

frame 206. reciprocate-.sv with-each recip 'rocaf wall of the-arcuate. notch cani. -5 5. 1 an l cause it to, rock toward i girial position. As `the rocking motionconinifies, th e roll er will engage the lowerfivall f the-notch and eontinueto roclrvthe-ca-m n til the'rockiii'g movement withdraws-itl roller. At this poiiit,ra fsecon d stationary gage the Aopposite face of the point ofthe cani andl cause it to complete its swingof 180, carrying the frame 64 and guides 681:0'

biittoiis 81. The front hooks areadapted to slirplover side `members of t` frame 206 andf therear 'hooks ref c eive ftheturn. buttons 81. `Limit1pinsf208f position Thus, thevbframe 82vv is suspended within the fran'ie- 206.5; lllithinfthe 83 .isjournale-d a pin 9301i' 'hich-istixedafeed spool 84 about which :entend twofeoncenvby a colninn of small wcodenlabels 9 5.' Th outer' coil is continuation ofthe coil, v of course, the tape being simply passed across' the inner end ofthe columnand 'bflllghl' back parailel with theinner coil. tape" ist'hen led forward .frinthejspooli-to the rear o f la-hel g1 iiding'jaw 96,. thence about a guide! roller 86, 'and finallyconnectedv .to a winding drurn 87' provided Witharatchetf 209 which is Aengaged andY held.- against. rotation, in one direction, byv means of aspring pressed pawl 91. Acard .92, connected to the vshaft 93 of tliedrnin-S' andwund there about, has its cpposi'te 'end Y connected to one 66 end of a tension spring 91. V.Qpposite lend 4l"tion of the conipi'fession plunger. On the gageathe eed.'

roller 75, fixed to the press frame, will en! viously described.

nsnfgfront and near hooks lofthe' turn buttons beybiid the horizontalY tric icoils ofa flexible tape 85, ,spacediapalt' o fwhic-h is made fast to the frameS. The upper end of shaft 93 is suitably squared t0 ,receive a winding key. The 4spring is put under tension by winding in a direction opposite to the arrow in Fig. 10, after first diS.-

'engaging the pawl 9 4. 'The pawl is then again engaged and when it is desired to v feed the labels forward, it is only necessary to turn in a thumb screw 210'Iuntilfthe -pawl isagain disengaged: The tension of Athe spring-f- 9i .will then -be exerted onaiheg bandi`85. Y' The opposite wall 'oufthe feed' chute "leading from" the spool is formed 'by a rigid'plate 88- pivoted at' 89 and held inposition' by'a spring 90. Thisplate, also, ends adjacent a fixed label guidingjaw 96 Acoperating with the-other )aw 96, 'as will vmore clearly appearon' reference 'tn Figs. 10 and 11.- 'lhe jaws 96.are"formed'as L `shaped members projecting'slightly beyond the edges of the frame B3 and 'leaving 'a narrow openway betwee'ii'thein. Thus, the -outermostlabel will'be' held against the inner faces of the jaws 9 6, by' friction only, and may be' easily Yforced downwardly therefrom by a label delivering de vice'liereinafter described.. This foremost 'label will, liave its upper edge .engaged by'a lug 97 project-ing .from a' recessed b loek 211 secured 'l to one face of the se'parating'boaul', as the board Avis forced downwardly atthe' end of a bale,

aspr'eviously disclosed. As the label is delivered downwardly, in this manner, it en-` gages the face'ofa` marking roller 99 loosev on oneend of a' shaftlOO which is'xed in one 'end-of .-a lever whichislfulcrumedA in small brackets depending fromv -the lower face of the frame 83. .The opposite end of the lleveris engaged by a leafA Spring 101v 1which forces the roller to operativeposition. "105l Thisroller marks the label andai; Athe vsame time presses it @tightly against a series of sharp pointed retaining teeth 98 which project from the recess-of' thefblock 2li- In thisway, the label will be positively lsecured to the block 2li-and carrieddown with the separating board, and j there will be no chance of its being dropped or lost after llifillgfffhe jaws 96.' 'It will be noticed t-liait thejblock 211 arranged on the separatorv board that" one ofthe wire guiding .grooves l ofi-.thefboard. crosses the back of the block, il', utpniidwayof .its length. At this point, the' block.is cut through as a continuation of the groove. Thus, when the label has'been driven oii-to1jtlie pointed teeth 98, a, wire inserted vin the groove will lie between the boardand label. 5 So, when each bale is Wired,` iii the usual way, a label -will be boundto the end of the bale by the middle binding wire. The mark made by the roller 99. is on the lface 'of the baleneirt tothe hayr and, therefore, not visible, of course. This mark is simply in the nat-ure of an identitication niark or the like and does not iieed to beat all times in sight. It is necessary, of

- coiirse .'-o rcturngtlie roller to its initial po-A silion after cafe; poration For this purposc,'a torsion .spring 103 is coiled about the roller shaft and has itsI opposite ends connected to the shaft. and to the under face of trame S3', respectively. tated by the downward movement of'the label, the torsion spring will bewvound up, and as the label passes beyond the roller, the roller will be, returned by thel wound torsion spring. A, stoppin 102 is provided to limit. the rotation of thc'rollei' in either direction.

The weight, quality, and like indications, are marked upon the face of the label opposite to that on which the mark is made by the roller 99. It is best, of course, to have a clean, smooth, fresh surface for this marking. 'lo that end, a small planing device is provided and is adapted to plane a small space at about the center of 'the face 'of each label, just beforefit is'fed from the guides 96. This comprises a small bevel edged planing knife or blade 104 adjustably 'connected to a. plate slida-bly mounted in lateral guides .105. This knife travels through cut away portions ofthe guides 96 and engages the face of the label just suffi# ciently to pla-ne ofiv a very thin layer. To the plate carryingthe'knife is connected one end of a link 212, theopposite end being connected to the lower angle of a triangular' plate 213. To a second angle of the plate 213 is pivoted a lever 10S having a lug 214 adapted to engage a lug 109 projecting from the third angle of the plate 213. -Tliis lever 108 is actuated by lug 110 on thelower edge of the frame G11, as frame Gilis swung to operative position. After opera-tion., the knife is immediately returned to inoperative position by means of a link-107 and a leaf spring 10G, as will be evident onreference to Fig. 11. A special construction of clip has been-provided for preventing` the return of hay after each compression stroke. This comprises a toothed dog 215, operated by a curved leaf spring 216, together withv a. set screw 217 for regulatingthe power of the spring.

For contracting the free ends of the pressed frame or body, the devices shown in detail in Fig. 19 have been provided. These devices comprise a pair of rods 21S, a. tieV plate 219, cam levers 220, and operating nuts 221. The tie platesextend across beneath the lower frame member from one tie rod to the other, and each of the cam levers is fulcrumed on the upperprojecting part of one of the rods, with its cam bearing on the top member of the press body, and its opposite end slidably mounted on the upper end of the other rod. The upper lend of each rod ,is threaded and the nuts 221, when As the roller is roy ends.

turned down, engage the lever ends and force them to operative position. Preferably, the upper projecting portions of the rods 21S are pivotedr..to the other portions to permit them to be swung to position to pass through the bores or holes in the lever .It is thought that the construction, operation,"and use of the invention will be clear from the preceding `detailed description.

Changes may be made in the construction, arrangement, and disposition of the several parts of the invention without iii any Way departing from the field and scope of the same, and it. is meant toinclude all such within this application wherein only a preferred form has been disclosed.

Having .thus fully described my inveni tion,- what I claim as new and desire to secure .by Letters Patent is: l

1. In a machine of the charac-ter described, apress body, a compression plunger slidably mounted therein, means for reciprocating said plunger, a frame 'slidablyl mounted on said press body, a second frame movably mounted therein and adaptedv to receive separator boards, ymeans for recip-` rocating the firstframe, means for operat` ing said movable frame, and devices forfactuating said means.

2. 1n a' machine of the character described, a press body, a compression plunger s lidably .nc'u'nted therein, means for reciprocating' said plunger, a frame vslidably ,mounted on saidpress body, a second frame movably mounted therein` and adapted to recei-ve separator boards, a-rotary cani mounted in the first frame, connections lbetween said cam and the-second frame, a rotary disk actuated by the passage of a bale through the press body, a rod, a' pin engaged by said rod and provided with a roller adapted to en'- gage 'and actuztte the aforesaid cam, andmeans carried by said disk and adapted to withdraw said rod lto inoperative position.

3; In a machine of the character described, a press body, a compression plunger ics slidably mounted therein, means for reciprocating s aid plunger, a frame slidably mounted on said press body, a second frame movably mounted 'therein and adapted to rc-V ceive separator boards, a rotary cam mount ed in the first frame, connections between said cam and the second `frame', a rotary disk actuated by the passage of a bale through the press body, a rod, a pin engaged by said rod and provided witha roller adapted to engage and actuate the- 'aforesaid cam, means carried by said disk and adapted to withdraw said rod to inoperative position, and means for Withdra'iving said pin to inoperative position.

4.111 a machine of the character described, a press body, a compression .plunscribed, a press body, a compression plunger slidably mounted therein, means for recip rocating the same, a frame slidably mounted on said press body, a second frame removably mounted in the first frame, label feeding mechanism mounted in said removable frame, a third frame pivotally mounted yin the slidable frame, a separating board' yieldingly retained therein and provided with means adapted to engage and deliver a label, means'for forcing said board into position, and means for marking said label asit is fed.

6. In a machine of the character described, a press body, a compression plunger slidably mounted therein, means for reciprocating.V the same, l a viframe slidably mounted on said press body, a second frame removably mounted in the first frame, label feeding mechanism mounted in said removable frame, a third frame pivotally Amounted in the Slidable frame, a'separating board yieldingly retained therein and provided with means adapted to engage and deliver a label, means for forcing said i board into position, means for marking said ger slidably mounted therein, means for re- A ciprocating the same, a frame slidably mounted on said press body, a second frame` removably mounted in the first frame, label feeding mechanism mounted in said removable .fra.me, a third frame pivotally mount4 ed in the slidable frame, a separating board yieldingly retained therein and provided with means adapted to engage and deliver a label, means for forcing said board into position, and means for planing said label immediately prior to its delivery.

8. In a! machine of the character described, a press body, a compression plunger slidably mounted therein, means for reciprocating the same, a frame slidably mounted on said press body` a second frame removably mounted in thetii'st frame, label feeding mechanism mounted in said removable frame, a third frame pivotally mounted 1n the slidable frame, a separating boardl yieldingly retained therein and provided with means adapted to engage and deliver a label, means foi-,forcing said board into position, means for planing said label immediately'prior to its delivery, and means for marking said label as it'is fed.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand inthe presence of two witnesses.

ALBERT CHENETTE. Witnesses t E. J. GAUVIN, A. GAUVIN. 

